Anthony Whitlock's Podcast

Heading into July '26 is the latest edition of UP!. This set starts out with some fantastic house and pop tracks and progresses into some big room anthems. The set kicks off with Russ Rich and Andy Allder's brand new original track "Body And Soul". This is a beautiful house track with excellent vocals and production. The pair also lend their remix magic to "Raise it Up - Together" by Stephen Jusko...

It's time for the men to shine. It is Pride month after all and the ladies have already featured on Pride Anthems. The Pride Men editions tend to lean towards gay or non binary artists but I've thrown a few straighties into the mix, basically because the songs are great and the remixes enhance them even further. Speaking of remixers', Dirty Disco, 7th Heaven, Division 4, Robbie Carrigan and Toy Ar...

Happy Pride Month. To help celebrate, I've put together a set filled with divas and anthems. There are stellar remixes from stellar producers including some of my faves such as Division 4, Dirty Disco, Barry Harris and Russ Rich and Andy Allder to name a few. (A shout out to Hans for helping me out with a few tracks). There are classic songs from the 80's, 90's and beyond, all remixed with a moder...

The May '26 edition of UP! is a nice combination of current pop hits and driving club anthems. 7th Heaven feature two remixes here, opening the set with "I Only Miss You" by Lewis Martinee and closing it with "Don't Go" by JRMX. The always amazing Division 4 features  three of his mixes here for Olivia Dean, Harry Styles and Madonna respectively. Producer Andy Allder has a new track out called "Ra...

I have had great difficulty in publishing this episode due to some technical issues. I have had to cut the bio that Russ sent me completely out of the description as apparently there are too many characters - even after extensive editing. I will say this however, I love Russ and Andy's remixes and they have always been very generous in sharing them with me. They have been collaborating since aroun...

It's hard to believe the year is sliding by so fast, but here we are in April which means more great, new music. This month's edition of UP! leans heavily into the club/circuit sound. The set kicks off with Australia's Delta Goodrem and her song "Eclipse" which she will be representing Australia with at this years Eurovision Song Competition. I think she will definitely place in the top 5 with thi...

Sydney Mardi Gras 2026 falls on the first weekend of March this year so I had to get the Mardi Gras Anthems edition out ahead of time. The festival takes place over the last two weeks of February and the parade and party are the culmination of the festival. This year's edition lands firmly in the 'camp' musical arena with a veritable smorgasbord of divas contributing to the mix and a who's who of...

This month's edition of UP! has a front end full of funky, house pop tracks and transitions into a back end full of driving dance floor stompers. Kicking off the set is the awesome Nick Jay & Jean Luc remix of Katie Underwood's "Danger". The amazing Division 4 features three remixes here for Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr and SZA respectively. He has his own website (Division 4 Music : Div-4.com) wh...

Welcome to the New Year. We've all made it. I was working like a dog over the Xmas / NY period so it's taken me a bit of time to get to the January '26 edition of UP! This set has a mix of classic, older songs with fresh, new remixes as well as some current charting hit songs. Kicking of the set is the amazing smash hit song "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean given a killer remix by Apollo. I love this s...

This is a compilation that I've been wanting to put together for a while now. Dirty Disco remixing Taylor Swift is a dance floor match made in heaven. I have been so fortunate that Mark has given me advance copies of some of his remixes, not just for Taylor but for artists across the board. He is a very generous man and I think he knows how much I appreciate it and love him for it. This set has be...

Here is the final edition of Essential Kelly Clarkson (at least until she releases some new music). This edition has more of a big room/circuit sound to it with some stand out remixes from Henriq Moraes, Bimbo Jones, Chris Ortega, 7th Heaven, Dirty Disco, Joe Gauthreaux and Toy Armada & Jace M to name a few. The Brian Cua mix Of "Broken & Beautiful opens the set in style and the Melodika m...

Rolling into December comes the last edition of UP! for 2025. This has been a great year for music with new artists shining through and some classics getting new club makeovers. The set kicks off with an amazing 7th Heaven remix of "I Like The Way" by Karina and then slides into a funky house mix of "Turn Up The Volume" by DJ Juanito from their limited Extended Love EP. The always awesome Division...

After some deliberation, I decided to split the part 2 edition of Essential Kelly Clarkson into parts 2 and 3. I had ended up with 30 tracks and I felt that it was too long for a single, long episode. These 2 editions are more big room oriented with this part 2 containing punchy house and big room remixes from producers such as Teddy J, Love To Infinity, Edson Pride, Barry Harris, Cosmic Dawn, Sto...

After a wonderful holiday to Canada in October (what an amazing country and people), I'm back with a combined October/November edition of UP! This episode kicks of with some powerhouse pop anthems from Joe Bermudez ft. Dana McKeon and Ashley Paul ft. Deniece Pearson. Division 4 delivers two punchy remixes for HUNTR/X and BLACKPINK respectively. It's great to see Martha Wash back on the scene with...

It's official music fans, Spring has landed Down Under and I couldn't be happier. The September '25 edition of UP! has also landed and is chock full of house and club anthems. There is a blend of older and newer in this mix. The set kicks off with the Nick Jay & Jean Luc remix of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by the Cube Guys. I've always liked their take on songs so I've included two of their...

It's taken me some time to get around to making my next Essential artist compilation but I never had any doubt it would be Kelly Clarkson. Her voice is undeniable. The range, the power and the control. There is literally nothing this woman cannot sing. I remember her audition on the first season of American Idol way back in 2002 and unlike many singing talent show winners, Kelly did not fade from...

August is upon us and so is this month's edition of UP! I can honestly say I'm looking forward to winter ending Down Under. I've really felt it this year. This set is heavy with current chart topping hits, including some pop divas such as Ariana Grande, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. There are a few male artists mixed in as well. Standout remixes come from Division 4 with three of his m...

The July 2025 edition of UP! is a smorgasbord of house anthems from a variety of artists and remixers. The set kicks of with Sabrina Carpenter's current massive hit "Manchild" mixed by Apollo. The always reliable Dirty Disco (I'm still waiting for Pop Classics 4 Mark) features 3 stellar mixes for Lady Gaga, Lee Dagger and Calvin Harris respectively. Kristine W. has a new song out, "Love Personifie...

This year's Pride Anthems is probably one of the campest episodes I've ever put together. I've done this on purpose because I think this year in particular the LGBTQI+ community could do with a break from the relentless persecution that it has been suffering around the world - especially in the USA. I've never understood how one small section of the community just wanting to live their lives in pe...

Just one month to go before Pride month kicks off in June, but before that, we need to discuss the May '25 edition of UP! I wanted a balance of house/pop tracks to open the set, then moving into some big room bangers to close it out. The set kicks of with the smooth StoneBridge mix of "Dance In The Dark" and rolls into Ed Sheeran's latest "Azizam". I used a track by Hollway on my last episode whic...

This month's edition of UP! is short but punchy, jam packed with uplifting pop and house anthems. Kicking off the set is the beautiful 7th Heaven mix of "I'll Take A Chance" by Hollway. Bright Light Bright Light returns with his new track "Revived". In fact the first four songs are all by male artists.. Brady Prince delivers an awesome remix of "Can't Get Enough" by Soulsearcher and Kylie Minogue...

Here we are with the all male vocal edition of Men - Mardi Gras Men. I wanted to get this done before the actual main party weekend but I had so much going on, I had to push it back further in the month. This coming of age 20th edition of Men wastes no time in getting into it. The set kicks off with the awesome remix of "My Universe" by Coldplay from my good friend Rob of Division 4 and then swing...

The March 2025 edition of Mardi Gras Anthems marks a decade of anthems as I started making them back in 2015. For this set I've reached back to classic hits from the 80's and 90's with modern updates as well as some more recent songs from this millennium. The set kicks off with a repurposed mix of Kylie's "Better The Devil You Know" followed by an updated mix of "Happenin' All Over Again" by Lonni...

The Goddess, The Queen. I have been a Kylie Minogue fan since she first released "The Locomotion" as a charity single back in 1987. Back in those days it was the Tweens and the Gays who were her loyal fan base but as Kylie matured, so did her music and her style. Her unique ability to reinvent herself without losing sight of herself and always being incredibly generous to her fans has kept her rel...

This month's edition of UP! has a joyous blend of house and club anthems from artists such as Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift and Kylie Minogue. There are also some big remixes from the likes of Division 4, Dirty Disco, Dave Audé, James Hype and Toy Armada & Jace M. Mardi Gras hits Sydney on the first weekend of March this year and I'll not only be celebrating a decad...